Richard Bassett
- Birth on April 2,1745 in cecil county,Maryland
- Death on August 15,1815 in kent county,Delaware
- He his from Delaware.
- He devoted most his career to the service of his county and state.
- He led the fight for ratification of the Constitution in Delaware.
- On December 7,1787 when his state became the first to approve the new instrument of goverment
- 1786 he agreed to represent Delaware at the Annapolis Convention.
- He rarely addressed the Constitutional Convention.
- He strong supported the great compromise advanced by his colleague john dickson and others.
- Desighned to protect the rights of the small states,the compromise called for a national legislature that gave an egual voiceto all thirteen states in a senate composed of two representatives from each,but which respected the rights of the majority in a house of Receive the based on population.
- His major contribution to the cause of strong government was made after the convention.